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Super Sectional Time

Posted by Kentucky Bluegrass on June 8, 2025, 10:02 pm

Let's check out the match-ups and picks for state.

4A
Lockport vs. Bradley Bourbonnais: #4 Lockport knocked off the top team in state. Good pitching match-up. Both teams have an elite hitter. Who blinks first. They split in regular season. Both played tough schedules. Lockport is my pick: deeper line-up and Chovanec and staff give them the edge.

Barrington vs. St. Charles East: Two teams with good offenses and defenses. A few D1 players on both sides. Does this become a game whose offense catches fire first? Perry Peterson and Barrington have the playoff experience. East is my pick: tougher conference and non-conference schedule.

Marist vs. Oswego: Identical records. #3 Oswego has some elite players in the circle and the line-up The Marist machine is a no brainer. Deeper line-up, experience, pitching depth. #2 Marist can rest easy they won't have to see St. Charles North at state.

Loyola vs. OPRF: Can an 11 seed make the state finals? The NU recruit is willing her team to a deep run. OPRF has the experience. Both coaches are newer to the head coaching role. Toss up.

3A
St. Laurence vs. Montini: Conference champs and last place team from the same conference meeting up in a Super. St. Laurence won both regular season match-ups by putting up double digits on the scoreboard. Montini's offense has caught fire handing out beatings in the playoffs. Does St. Laurence have the mental edge or can Montini's offense keep producing. St. Laurence advances

Pontiac vs. Providence Catholic: Pontiac's Stanford committed pitcher is another ace willing her team through one of the toughest paths to the state championship. Providence has some difference makers in the line-up. Easy pick here, Pontiac after beating 3 top ten teams in state in the playoffs and all 3 were ranked higher.

Glenwood vs. Centralia: Glenwood the #1 team in 3A only has 1 loss on the season, one of the top pitchers in state, the top line-up in 3A and hall of fame coach. Glenwood is favorite to win it all. Don't know anything about Centralia

Prairie Ridge vs. Antioch: #4 Prairie Ridge has the clear advantage in the circle with an Indiana commit. They are the only other team with only 1 loss on their record. Antioch bounced back from an 0-6 start. They have a versatile line-up and one of the top coaches in the state. My pick PR.

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by PC Dad on June 10, 2025, 9:12 am, in reply to "Super Sectional Time"

Providence all the way!

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by Fan on June 10, 2025, 9:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

I wonder what PC dad stands for lol

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by @Fan on June 11, 2025, 10:26 am, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

PC Dad stands for "Paid Cash"

PC did play well, you have to give them credit.

I am still not a fan of the school. Lacks educational grit. Academics are lacking in comparison to surrounding schools.

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by PC on June 11, 2025, 2:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

Crazy that a team that lost to HF and Joliet West has a chance to play for the state championship.
Granted its like the minor league state championship, but still counts I guess.

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by 2023 on June 12, 2025, 10:39 am, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

Minor league this year not in 2023 when the two best teams in state were in the 3A championship that was 1-0 in 12 innings

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by Batman on June 9, 2025, 11:50 am, in reply to "Super Sectional Time"

Loyola
Lockport
Marist
STCE (most intriguing game)

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by The Joker on June 10, 2025, 7:06 am, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

Batman needs to stick to fighting crime. 1-3

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by Picks on June 9, 2025, 7:02 am, in reply to "Super Sectional Time"

Lockport
STE
Marist
OPRF

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by Umm... No... on June 9, 2025, 10:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

Hopefully those of you who made predictions earlier on this chain did not bet anything. Some "upsets" in Supers. The "mighty" Marist machine was knocked flat with a 5-1 Oswego win. (Not even a close game.) Barrington over STE 4-1. OPRF win in extras over Loyola 10-3. And Lockport did win over Bradley (Bourbonnais) 2-0.

So Lockport vs Barrington, and Oswego vs OPRF on Friday

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by mixing it up on June 10, 2025, 9:40 am, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

Nice to see a couple of different teams in there and no Private schools like Marist at state like normal.

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by Final on June 9, 2025, 8:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

OPRF 10
Loyola 3

Hunter was knocked out the game with a line drive to the ankle.
She may miss the rest of June for Cheetahs.

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by @Final on June 11, 2025, 7:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

The injury to the Loyola pitcher is not why OPRF won that game. 6 earned runs and 8 base on balls is why Loyola lost that game. You simply can't walk 8 players and expect to win a game that deep in the playoffs.

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Posted by @ final on June 10, 2025, 3:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

why is it important to note that somone was injured in the game ?

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Posted by because on June 11, 2025, 5:50 am, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

because that particular player is pretty much the player that almost singlehandedly got them to that point. She pitched every inning and is also their best hitter by far.

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by scout on June 11, 2025, 3:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

Perhaps you should give credit to OPRF for showing discipline and capitalizing on the eight base on balls they received from the pitcher. No doubt she is talented, but seeing that she exited in the eighth inning already down by four, her injury did not impact the outcome. Maybe you should just congratulate OPRF, they were the better team that day.

Re: Super Sectional Time

Posted by Awesome on June 9, 2025, 1:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Super Sectional Time"

Your evaluation was awesome and dead on, thank you we appreciate it.

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